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- Title
Where have all the viruses gone? Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
- Authors
Tang, Julian W.; Bialasiewicz, Seweryn; Dwyer, Dominic E.; Dilcher, Meik; Tellier, Raymond; Taylor, Janette; Hua, Harry; Jennings, Lance; Kok, Jen; Levy, Avram; Smith, David; Barr, Ian G.; Sullivan, Sheena G.
- Abstract
These RSV peaks are occurring later than any previous seasonal RSV activity, which suggests that the COVID-19 prevention measures may have simply delayed the epidemics of some of these viruses, with subsequent reappearance when measures are relaxed beyond a certain level. They cause varying degrees of respiratory illness across all age groups and include respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza viruses (types 1-4), human metapneumovirus, rhinoviruses, seasonal coronaviruses (OC43, 229E, NL63, HKU1), enteroviruses, adenoviruses, and influenza viruses. A similar pattern is now being observed in the United Kingdom5 and Europe6 with minimal influenza and RSV activity during the 2020-2021 Northern Hemisphere winter season, and most influenza-like illness consultations being COVID-19 related.
- Subjects
INFLUENZA; COVID-19 pandemic; RESPIRATORY syncytial virus infections; VIRUSES; COVID-19
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2021, Vol 93, Issue 7, p4099
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.26964